This ritual is related to the Proto-Indo-European ashvamedha (horse sacrifice ceremony); it continued among the Turkic, Mongol and Turkmen peoples down to the centuries CE. The earliest documented ritual of steppe religion.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Horse Sacrifice and the Ancestor Cult in Andronovo?
- In Andronovo kurgans, horse bones, horse skulls and leg bones are found systematically, an indication that the ritual of horse sacrifice had become established.
- When did Horse Sacrifice and the Ancestor Cult in Andronovo happen?
- 1800 BCE
- Where did Horse Sacrifice and the Ancestor Cult in Andronovo take place?
- Orta Asya Bozkırı (Kazakistan-Güney Sibirya)